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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (HOU)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Grade — Texans
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Texans.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Texans started one anyway for Eyabi Okie-Anoma, 47 picks ahead of schedule.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. However the rest shakes out, Legette at that price is a win they earned. They left with running back solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In slot 23 they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They did well to land Payton Wilson in pick No. 59, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick86 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
A quiet steal in the 86th pick: Xavier Legette for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick123 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in No. 123 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick127 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in the 127th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tyler Owens. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick238 Rnd7 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They reached a country mile for Eyabi Okie-Anoma at slot 238, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
A straight-up fair deal on Brevyn Spann-Ford at Round 7, Pick 27, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.